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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) sparred in their lone debate this cycle Thursday night as they look to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alsobrooks has emerged as the favorite, with polls showing her squarely in the drivers seat. According to an aggregate of Maryland polls compiled by Decision Desk HQ and The Hill, Alsobrooks holds a nearly double-digit lead over the popular ex-governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogan, a critic of former President Trump, is attempting to pull a major upset after his two terms at Government House in Annapolis and has created a rare general election fight in deep blue Maryland. But he faces an uphill battle in a state where President Biden saw his third-highest margin of victory in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five takeaways from the Maryland Senate debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abortion takes center stage
Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks
Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks speaks to supporters at a primary night party in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 after defeating Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) in the Democratic primary. Alsobrooks will take on Republican candidate Larry Hogan in November, if elected she would become the first Black women to serve Maryland in the Senate.
The battle over abortion access played a major role on Thursday as Alsobrooks repeatedly criticized Hogan on an issue that has emerged as a winning line for Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The topic came up during Alsobrooks\u2019 opening and closing answers, and was the first question asked by moderators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogan has repeatedly said that he supports codifying Roe v. Wade after it was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2022, and he reiterated the position during the hour-long back-and-forth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But Alsobrooks countered that his actions during his final year in office tell a different story, pointing to his veto of a bill to allow nurse practitioners, midwives and physician assistants to provide abortions. The Democratic-controlled state legislature overrode the veto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fact of the matter is when the former governor had an opportunity to stand up for the women of Maryland, he didn\u2019t,\u201d Alsobrooks said. \u201cHe vetoed abortion care legislation. He double downed and refused to release the funding to train abortion care providers. This was just two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe it when he says he\u2019s had a change of heart,\u201d Alsobrooks added. \u201cThe fact of the matter is there will be no vote on Roe if he gives the majority to the Republicans in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogan cried foul, saying that he vetoed the bill over worries about non-doctors providing that care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer whole campaign is based on lies,\u201d Hogan said at one point while answering an abortion-related question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alsobrooks added that she sides with Vice President Harris and would support scrapping the legislative filibuster in order to codify abortion rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogan sells moderation
Republican Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan
Republican Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan visits the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department in Rockville, Md., on Monday, September 30, 2024.
Hogan is one of the country\u2019s most prominent moderate Republicans and GOP Trump opponents, and he tried to make that abundantly clear throughout the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He pitched himself as a much-needed voice of reason squarely in the middle of the political universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to hear nothing but red vs. blue,\u201d Hogan said during his opening remarks. \u201cI care more \u2014 a lot more \u2014 about the red, white and blue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe only way we\u2019re going to make a difference is if we can find strong, independent leaders,\u201d Hogan added later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He repeatedly criticized Trump, who the ex-governor has had a testy relationship with throughout much of the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogan added that he supports keeping the legislative filibuster in place and namechecked the likes of moderate Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) as two members he hopes to work alongside in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a terrible idea,\u201d Hogan said about calls for nixing the filibuster and tied Alsobrooks with Trump on the subject as the ex-president was a vocal backer of getting rid of it. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be careful with what you wish for because you don\u2019t know who\u2019s going to be jamming things through. I like the idea of continuing to have to find people across the aisle, find that bipartisan compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alsobrooks looks to tie Hogan to Senate GOP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to supporters during a primary night election party Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Annapolis, Md., after he won the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat opened by Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin\u2019s retirement. (AP Photo\/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Alsobrooks argued repeatedly that a Hogan victory would do nothing other than ensure the GOP can pass its agenda, including a national abortion ban, as she worked to tie the former governor to top Senate Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alsobrooks numerous times said that a win by Hogan would ensure Republicans control of the upper chamber and give power to the likes of Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) atop the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also pointed to the support Hogan has received from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who helped encourage Hogan to run for the seat after failing to get him to run in 2022 against Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). She added that he \u201cgladly put on their jersey\u201d of the GOP earlier this year with his bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fact of the matter is, if he wanted to be an independent, he should have run as one,\u201d Alsobrooks said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen Mitch McConnell called him, he put the jersey on,\u201d Alsobrooks said toward the end of the debate. \u201cHe ran into the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alsobrooks tries to clear up tax credit controversy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angela Alsobrooks, Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Maryland, listens as local officials speak during her \u201cAll in for Angela\u201d campaign event at McGinty\u2019s Public House restaurant in Silver Spring, Md., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The Maryland Democratic nominee also attempted to clear the air after a report indicated that she benefited from tax credits that she was not qualified for and was able to save thousands of dollars on a pair of properties in the DMV area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a report by CNN in late September, Alsobrooks claimed a homestead tax exemption for more than a decade on a residence that is only supposed to be applicable to one\u2019s primary residence. The property in question was a rental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also claimed a tax break aimed at helping senior citizens at her home in Washington, D.C., which allowed her to cut her taxes in half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alsobrooks said that the home in Washington was owned by her grandmother and that the tax credit was still in place when she assumed the mortgage, adding that she never applied for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I learned about it, I reached out to the D.C. government, and I have paid back the amount of that tax credit, and I\u2019m working to pay off the interest,\u201d Alsobrooks said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogan responded that he did not think voters should base their votes on this idea alone, but that Alsobrooks should explain what exactly happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republicans have used the report in TV advertisements to pan the Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign policy plays a role<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, left, and Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
While the debate largely centered on domestic subjects, the pair also addressed a number of foreign policy issues, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine and the prospect of conflict between China and Taiwan down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogan maintained that the U.S. needs to keep up support for Israel. Alsobrooks agreed that Israel has a right to defend itself, but also called for a ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas and for humanitarian support for those affected by the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The responses came after one of the moderators asked if Alsobrooks\u2019 Israel stance is more akin to Cardin or Van Hollen. The retiring senator presided over the House chamber when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress in July, while Van Hollen did not attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alsobrooks said that she would have attended the address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also used the foreign policy section to tie Hogan to national Republicans for the increasingly isolationist view that is cropping up in sections of the party, especially those who have opposed boosting aid for Ukraine and are not supportive of the NATO alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two also split for the time being on whether Ukraine should be admitted as a NATO member, with Hogan backing the idea while Alsobrooks said the idea should be \u201cexplored.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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